CTSJ 310 Qualitative Interview Methods

This course is designed to introduce students to the methods and approaches used in qualitative interviewing. In addition to structured interviews, students learn about semi-structured biographical and narrative interviewing methods. The course also explores the ethical dilemmas and research challenges inherent during interviewing, as well as the details of conducting qualitative interviews. By the end of the semester, each student will have constructed, modified, conducted, analyzed, and written up an interview study.